Security Bulletin
Summary
Vulnerabilities in Kubernetes affects IBM Watson Studio Local
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2019-11249
DESCRIPTION: The kubectl cp command allows copying files between containers and the user machine. To copy files from a container, Kubernetes runs tar inside the container to create a tar archive, copies it over the network, and kubectl unpacks it on the user?s machine. If the tar binary in the container is malicious, it could run any code and output unexpected, malicious results. An attacker could use this to write files to any path on the user?s machine when kubectl cp is called, limited only by the system permissions of the local user. Kubernetes affected versions include versions prior to 1.13.9, versions prior to 1.14.5, versions prior to 1.15.2, and versions 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12.
CVSS Base score: 6.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/164768 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Watson Studio - Local | 1.2.3 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Product | VRMF | Remediation/First Fix |
| IBM Watson Studio Local | 2.1 | https://www.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage/pao_customer.html |
| IBM Cloud Pak for Data | 2.5 | https://www.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage/pao_customer.html |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
20 Dec 2019: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
20 December 2019
UID
ibm11146580